The ride-hailing service announced in November it would start offering service in Toronto by the holidays, though it didn't specify an exact date at the time.

Lyft announced it would go live in Toronto on its Twitter account:

Lyft has been around since 2012, but up until now, has only been available in the US. Lyft's chief rival, Uber, is already available throughout the US, Canada, and in several more countries internationally.